Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-02
THE OCEAN YACHT RACE.
The Dauntless and Coronet From New
YORK to Queenstown HarbOr.

AS stated In yesterdays STAR, the third trans
A1ianuc yacht race In nautical history viii be
STARTED from New York next Saturday, II the wind
y westerly The competing boats, the keel schoon-
CTS Dauntiess and Cor0net, have been undergoing
necessary repairs and alterations during the last
Aon'n, ana Doth are now nearly ready for the con-
oes.' winch involves speed, endurance and the
Juogment OF the nav1gators. This race is the out
come OF challenge posted on the bulletin OF the
Nc" iorK Yacht Club house On the first day OF the
year Dy 4. + Bush. In 1t he proposed an ocean
aoa a American keel schOoners, placed the
ice at SIC, 900 for each boat and suggested
InaI Inc winner receive the whole sum thus de-
pos,ted NO sooner did Caldwell II. Cole, the owner
NJ une his read this manifesto than he an
t nmUunCeG MS acceptance and showed that he was
tnorOughly In earnest by taking immediate steps
70 put MS boat in commission. Mr.. Bush had ex-
WOuld Oe entered, and offered to make any altera-
, uoS II ms original challenge which would be
loiy 10 Tempt owners OF other keel schooners to
p ptSn ny Ihe gauntlet thrown down by him. No
otneis seemed inclined to enter the race under any
GtrcuuisIances, however, and so Messrs. Colt and
The yachts will start from Owls Head Mt n. m.
on IA, March s, II the wind is westerly. The New
acnt CUPS regatta committee will give the
sscaLting signals from the tug Luckenbach. The
finish Will be off Roches Point, Queenstown har-
Dor. ana the judges there will be members of the
Royal Cork Yacht club. II the yachts arrive at the
finish line at night the ofcers Of the Coronet viii
make their presence known by firing five guns and
burning red magnesia lights, and those Of the
lights. When passing vessels at sea between sun
SET ana sunrise both will display the Coston night
sigma! OF the New York Yacht club, and the Coro-
net Will show red light and the Dauntless q blue
light There are limitations as to SAIL to be car
RED NO allowances are made for difference in the
sizes of the boats.
- MT. Bush, the owner of the Coronet, is a New
Yorker, ana Is president OF the Bush & BenSlow
Miiahulact1Ilng company, refiners and dealers in
OILS. MI Colt, the owner OF the DauntleSs, is the
SOD Oh Cne famous inventor and manufacturer of
nreaIms ana lives at Hartford, Conn. He is the
owner OF several yachts, but the Dauntless Is his
special pride: He will make the voyage in her
himself, and will be accompanied by Ernest
staples. John Fl. Bird, the secretary of The New
YORK Yacht club, who goes as the representative
OF MI. Bush, and one or two other friends besides
Two reporters Mr.. Colts representative on the
Coronet Will be j. n. WinslOw, the owner of the
schooner Agnes. The Dauntless will be COM
manded oy Capt Samuel Samuels, famous skip
per, whist Capt. c. p. Crosby, who will guide the
CorOnet TO Queenstown harbor, is familiar with
the craft.
The Dauntless in May, 1853, made the run from
new 1OrK 10 queenstown in IL days IL hours, 6
minutes. She mas won numerous races since 1867
me COrOnet was launched in 1885, and in July OF
tnat year sailed to queenstown against head
winds In II days II hours.
THE CORONET WILL NOT BE READY SATURDAY
The New York Tribune to-day says: Captain
Crosby now declares that it will be impossible to
get the Coronet ready by Saturday, the day ap-
pointed Tor starting the race, and says that the
best OF weather must prevail to enable him to have
her prepared to start next Tuesday. The delay in
getting of the dry dock makes the postponement
necessary,